ໜ່ວຍ

Lao

Alternative forms

• ຫນ່ວຽ (nuāi) — dated

Etymology

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Cognate with Thai หน่วย (nùai).

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [nuːə̯j˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [nuːə̯j˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ໜ່ວຍ
• Rhymes: -uːə̯j

Noun

ໜ່ວຍ • (nuāi)

1. fruit
2. (individual) object, entity
3. (mathematics) unit
4. group, party, team
5. kilowatt-hour

Classifier

ໜ່ວຍ • (nuāi)

1. of fruit, balls, eggs; mountains; hats

   ລູກຊີ້ນ ໜ່ວຍ ໜຶ່ງ ― lūk sīn nuāi nưng ― one meatball